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SAMSUNG IS REPLACING FAULTY GALAXY S IIIS THAT ARE SUDDENLY DYING FOR NO REASON

Samsung (005930) is reportedly quietly replacing faulty Galaxy S III devices according to many users on XDA Developers. The issue appears to be related to the NAND becoming corrupted and killing off the Galaxy S III’s mainboard, which causes the phone to essentially “brick” itself. Users have reported the issues have affected some devices after 150-200 days after purchase.

This happens, and I don’t read anything about Galaxygate. If this happens to Apple…